The City of Durand has decided to sell another city lot on Auth Street. According to Durand Mayor Patrick Milliren, because of interest from the public, the city will try and sell the lot again. For more information on the lot, contact Durand City Hall.
Two people were injured in a two vehicle accident in Trimbelle Township on Friday. According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department, 19yr old Carson Stockwell of Ellsworth was traveling eastbound on Hwy 10 near Hwy J when he went to pass another vehicle. Stockwell struck a westbound vehicle driven by 32yr old Michael Baier of Prescott. Both Stockwell and Baier were transported to River Falls Area Hospital.
A Trempealeau man has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, resisting an officer, and failing to update his sex offender information. Stephen Jenkins was arrested after authorities received a tip about Jenkins and searched his electronics and found multiple child pornography videos. Jenkins is currently listed as non-compliant with no location in Utah where he was convicted of sex crimes in 2005 and 2006. He is being held in the Trempealeau County Jail on a $100,000 cash bond and will return to court on Thursday.
There are charges coming after a weekend standoff with an armed suspect in Barron County. The sheriff's office had to call in its Emergency Response Team to arrest 27-year-old Devin Baldwin Sunday evening. He was drunk when police say he holed-up in his home in Cumberland. It took tear gas and some beanbag rounds to finally get Baldwin under control. Baldwin was on probation for a similar situation in 2020 when he threatened to kill officers and fired a gun. Baldwin is in jail and waiting for formal charges.
Those who heat their homes with natural gas can expect higher bills this winter. Xcel Energy says natural gas will cost about 23% more this winter. Officials say the cost increase is not just a local issue as natural gas prices are at all time highs across the country. For the average household, Xcel estimates it will cost about $225 more this winter than last year.
A flock of backyard chickens in St. Croix County is Wisconsin's latest bird flu case. The state's Department of Agriculture confirmed an outbreak last week. Wisconsin saw nearly three million-birds put down after a bird flu outbreak in the spring. The case in St. Croix County is the third in the past two months. The other two were at commercial bird operations in Dunn and Racine counties.
No playoffs for the Amherst football team after a judge tossed their appeal of a WIAA decision to forfeit their wins. The school and the Association met in a Portage County courtroom on Monday where a judge sided with the WIAA, who said the school didn't do enough to investigate the eligibility of a player who started his football career with another school in 20-18 while he was home schooled. That timeline means his last year of eligibility would have been last year. The school said there is no way they would have known about the issue, the Association said they could have asked the student's parents or the student himself.
A statewide program has kicked off, to dispose of firefighting foams containing hazardous “forever chemicals.” Many departments have switched to firefighting foams that do not contain PFAS. The chemicals can contaminate groundwater and have been linked to numerous negative health outcomes. Disposing of PFAS containing foams can be costly, so fire departments have been storing them. Wisconsin based North Shore Environmental Construction will be collecting and disposing of at least 25,000 gallons of PFAS-containing firefighting foam waste from throughout the state. The most recent two-year state budget provided one million dollars for the DNR and DATCP to administer the program.
Wisconsin has set another record with its budget surplus. The state's Department of Administration on Friday said the state ended its last fiscal year, which ended in June, with a four-point-three billion-dollar surplus. The DOA also says the state finished the year with a one-point-seven billion-dollar rainy day fund. The big surplus numbers were driven in part by record high tax collections. Those jumped five percent last year, which was one-and-a-half billion-dollars over expectations.
Friday's televised campaign debate between incumbent Democratic Governor Tony Evers and his Republican challenger, business executive Tim Michels, was the first and only time voters will see the candidates face to face. They exchanged views on a variety of topics including abortion, gun violence, climate change, and how to attract more young people to Wisconsin. The most recent Marquette Poll indicates a close race.
George Floyd's family is considering suing Kanye West after he claimed Floyd died from fentanyl. During a Drink Champs podcast, Ye claimed Floyd didn't die from officer Derek Chauvin's knee on his neck. While there were traces of fentanyl in Floyd's system, medical experts came to the conclusion Floyd died from a lack of oxygen. Lawyer Lee Merritt says while one cannot defame the dead, the family can sue for false statements about the manner of his death.
If you still need a photo ID to vote next month you can get one for free. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says you can go to any Wisconsin DMV and get help getting an ID for free. All you need is a birth certificate or passport, proof of identity, proof of U.S. and Wisconsin residency, and your social security number. Election Day is November 8th.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is trying to cut down on distracted driving. The D-O-T says today is Buckle Up, Phone Down Day, where drivers are urged to buckle their seatbelts and stay off their phones. The D-O-T says 40 people died in distracted driving crashes in Wisconsin last year, a 54 percent increase from 2019.
The real police don't call you about court dates, and the real police don't ask for money over the phone. Madison Police are warning about a phone scam after getting a call from someone who got a call from a scammer pretending to be a Madison police officer. The scammer says you missed a court date and now have a warrant, but offers to take care of it for a fee. Madison Police say if you get a call, simply hang-up.
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